The six-foot sculpture was hammered by hand and driven from a storage facility in New York City on Wednesday morning.
which Swiss artist Simon Berger hammered by hand, was driven from a storage facility in New York City on Wednesday morning. The installation crew wiped down the glass with blue cleaning solution, increasing its vibrancy and glimmer, and repainted parts that were scuffed in transport.
When asked why the work was not created by a woman or a person from a minority background, Whiting noted that the museum became involved after it was already made. Harris’s image will be part of the museum’s aim to bring a full exhibit exploring Black feminism to the library in the spring. Area residents can sign up to learn how to use a sewing machine and then reserve time to use it at later dates. Library staff teach aspiring podcasters how to use equipment, giving them tools to record on their own when they reserve a room dedicated to recording. Photographers and graphic designers, or those who want to enter the fields but can’t afford the software, have free options.